The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1887-08-04
The Citizens Of Abilene Entertain TIT
Eausas Division 81 the z. P.
As. and visitors in tor
ge0us style.
A RHODE ISLAND CLAN BAKE.
Salina SelecIed a. the Next Meeting
Place. Hcciferously and Unani-
imoasiy. and Don't you Forget Il
1liey u Have a tiopd Time.
Thr Day and a.. DoI-Ea

represented ~ the Stale meeting q
the Knights Of the Grip. AT sevel
O'Clock Saturday morning they be
gan 60 assemble In the board O
trade rooms, and at eigh
formed in line under the direction
Of Capt. Kimball, and headed by tn,
Fourth Regiment band, marched "a
the depot where a special train wai
waiting TO convey them 20 our sistel
city. The procession numbered neal
one hundred, made up Of long men
shOrs men, fat men and slim men
but Withal fine looking set Of men
and Salina was proud Of the turnout
At the depot quite a number ofladies
and gentlemen were already In the
cars, aud about S:30 the train pulled
eastward amid the sound Of band
and glee club music Conductors
Kimball and Nicholson passed
through the cars and various
schemes only known to the travelling
men, for free transportation, were
proposed, but they could not be
worked. The party consisted Of J.
A. kimball, &. J. Barnes, Robt.
Metcalf, r. W. King. Stan Kempner,
Paul NJ. StOltz, J. {. Kahl, F. l..
Wilcox, Geo. W. Hatch, \. 4. Wise.
hester SchlOss, &. A. Phelps, r. Hee-
ren, n. A. Magill. ". r. McCullv.
H. Nickles, F. ID. Lockwood. Cant.
Parker, }. T. Hayward, J. r. Ma
piles, +. Weeks, J A. Cox, r. a.
Berry, W. Hamilton, Ed Wiley, W.
Mccall, J. B. Robinson, A. j. Stice,
r. ). Searle, Murray Weaver, &. r.
Dodge, II. X. HOrning, X. Y. Ken
needy, L. n. FOuche, r. V. Atchison,
J. &. Breming, Capt. Banks, Mr..
Kilner, &. 5. Conrad, 7. l.. Bond, p.
q. Bond, Dave Bean, A. L. Dodge,
wife and Harry, }. &. johnson and
wife, Mr.. A. p. Laird and wife, Mrs.
s. NOTvell, Miss Nisbet, b. F. Mich
olson and wife, Chas. :. Martin and
wife, Fred Andrews and wife, +. ".
+Ober, wife and son Bert, A r.. Ran
som and wife. NJ. ID. league and
son Charles, J. r. ROebuck, wife and
daughter Clara, J. r. King, wife and
sou Robert, w. w. ellison and wife.
w. V. Conway and wife, &. a. Reed
and wife, Mrs. Whitman and daugh-
ter Ella, w. a. Wallis and wife, w.
A. Alexander and wife, Mrs. VIM.
Lutt aud Miss Ida Lutt, Josie Dolan
Frank Horton, 4. Chapman, Ed Upp,
Ed Powers, Chas. Culp, John Wag-
staff, &. y. Banks. Carl Whitman,
John Eberhardt. Abe Meyer, Fourth
regiment band and ,Olored Glee club,
which filled the two coaches com
fOrtabiy full. The cars were deco
rated with streamers ON either side,
bearing the inscriptions "Salina del
egstiOn Commercial Travellers
knights Of he grip are with you
again, I'VE have a little list, but OF
course we'll not be missed" and
kansas Division Of r. 7. A" In
thiriy-five minutes after eaying Sa.
lima the merry travellers were landed
In Abilene, where they were met 10y
the committee aud the Gazette hand
The ladies of the party were takeI
in charge by their committee, while
the male portion of the delegation
formed in line with their band anC
marched to the board Oftrade rooms
Here q committee was i'm waiting Il
receive them, and after registering
the guest" badge was appended C
the coat collar of each and every ON,
and the person bearing such a badg,
found it exceedingly difficult during
the rest Of the day and night to ge
lid OF any spare change, for on ever
hand was q committee 10 see tina
what the guest wanted was pal,
for. The time. was pleasantly
spent in various ways known only Il
fhe visitors, until 10 o'clock when th,
bnsiness meeting Of the 7. z. A.
was called in the Masonic hall will
q good representation from all owe
the state, but Sslina can justl,
claim the honor Of having by far tn
largest delegation In attendance.
The association was reorganize,
under a new constitution in ST. Loui
week before last, at which tiIae 4.
Matthews, Of Topeka, was appointe
president Of the Kansas division
Mr.. Matthews was present an
called the meeting TO order with 1
J. Haus, alias WINDY Dick, " Of En-
pOria, in the seeretary's chair.
On motion Of J. A. ROssi, a con
mittee Of three, consisting Of A.
Mead, Ben Spitz and o. P. Lair
was appointed to draft up rules an
order OF business. They repOrte
the following:
Report Of Secretary and Treasures
Report Of Board Of Directors.
Report Of Railroad committee.
Report Of Legislative committee.
Report Of Hotel committee.
Report Of special committee.
Report Of press committee.
Selection Of meeting place.
Election Of officers.
New business.
The constitution adopted by h
National Assembly was adopted {
their order Of government, but 1
they were not yet ready for distribl
ton. the president said n cop
would be mailed TO each member 1
soon IS they were completed.
Hinkle made a motion to appOiI
. committee on credentials, but d
president thought % facilitate bus
ness that each man who paid n
tWo dollars. and Joined the assOcii
tiOn under the new order, should
entitled 10 q vote.
The treasurer made his repor
which Was accepted.
The railroad committee reports
they had secured J .O0O mile tieke
over every road In the state for >
cents per mile, except over q
Union Pacific road and that in sho
time they hoped to receive the san
proposition from the q. p, and tn
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